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Humpday Recs September 9th, 2023

Recreate: A pre-Columbian capital. Dutch artist Thomas Kole has painstakingly re-created the ancient Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan using a blend of modern photography, archeological sources and computer-generated images. If you’ve ever walked the streets of Mexico City wondering what it might have looked like in its pre-Columbian prime, you’ll want to spend plenty of time with these images. - Matt Kendrick

Read: “Eric Adams’s Administration of Bluster:” “Mayor Eric Adams’s exuberant self-regard stops just short of biceps-kissing.” That’s the lede of a recent New Yorker profile of the New York City mayor, an eccentric political chameleon. You don’t have to be a New Yorker to appreciate this remarkable feat of political profiling. – Gabrielle


Stomp, squash, swat, roundhouse kick: Spotted lanternflies. These invasive buggers are everywhere in NYC right now. We’re past squash or spread, it's kill or be killed. – Riley

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The lasting impact of 9/11 on US leadership
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In this ‘ask ian,’ Ian Bremmer reflects on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, examining the long-term consequences of America's response to the attacks. [...]
A man is seen holding up a placard against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as he takes part in a protest in solidarity with ceuta people, coinciding with Ceuta city day. The mass crossing of migrants into the city of Ceuta from Morocco has prompted several Spanish cities to call rallies and demonstrations in support of Ceuta and national sovereignty, as well as against the Spanish government's management.

A man is seen holding up a placard against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as he takes part in a protest in solidarity with ceuta people, coinciding with Ceuta city day, on Sept 2, 2026.

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Sánchez releases classified documents on Ceuta crisisSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government on Wednesday declassified documents showing that Morocco had knowledge of plans for a mass migrant crossing into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta days before it occurred. The disclosure may be an attempt to deflect some of the backlash Sánchez has [...]
Terrorism fades as Americans’ top concern
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The month after 9/11, terrorism was the most significant concern for Americans. In polling conducted by Gallup the following month – and just days after the invasion of Afghanistan –46% of Americans said terrorism was their top concern. At the same time, trust in government hit a three-decade high in 2001, buoyed by President George W. Bush’s [...]
How China, BRICS, and a new balance of power emerged from 9/11’s shadow
When the Pentagon and Twin Towers were struck on September 11, 2001, I was a US diplomat in Taiwan, focused on the globalization push coming from China’s impending accession to the WTO just three months later. My world changed dramatically that day, and 9/11 arguably set the world on a very different course that was felt by all of us, even if we [...]